How many non-degenerate triangles can be drawn in the interior of a convex decagon using any three of its vertices such that no triangle shares a common side with the decagon?
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Total number of triangles that can be drawn by joining any three of the 10 vertices of the decagon = ( 1 0 3 ) = 1 2 0 .
Number of triangles that share one common side = Number of ways in which two adjacent points can be selected × Number of ways in which another point can be selected which is non adjacent to either of them = 1 0 ⋅ ( 6 1 ) = 6 0
Number of triangles that share two common sides = 1 0 .
So, required total = 1 2 0 − ( 6 0 + 1 0 ) = 5 0 .